Cochran Gets Prestigious Culture of Health Leaders Award

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation today announced that Bobby Cochran, executive director of Willamette Partnership — a Portland-based environmental nonprofit —has been selected from more than 500 applicants to become part of its esteemed Culture of Health Leaders program.

Cochran will join a cohort of 40 leaders working across many sectors to develop innovative tools that enable people to live longer, healthier lives. He will receive an annual stipend of $20,000 to cover time and expenses related to the three-year program, which includestrainingsrelated to change leadership, health policy, mentoring and executive coaching. As the only delegate from Oregon, and only one of five from the West Coast, Cochran hopes to position the Pacific Northwest as a leaderlinking healthy environments to healthy people.

As the only delegate from Oregon, and only one of five from the West Coast, Cochran hopes to position the Pacific Northwest as a leaderlinking healthy environments to healthy people.

“The inspiration and vision these leaders bring to our program is astounding, and they come at health and equity from every angle,” says Brian Smedley, Culture of Health Leaders co-director and executive director and co-founder of the National Collaborative for Health Equity. “They will redefine the way leaders in every field use their innovation and influence to shatter the status quo on health in our country.”